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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-05-25

1t is somewhat remarkable that
Kentucky, whence have. come the
loudest denunciations of President
Cleveland s conservative administra-
ton, should be the first State, in con
vention assembled, to demand his
denomination. Such was the tenor
of the resolutions passed in the con-
vention held in that State Tuesday
week, which shows that honesty of
purpose, fidelity to pledges, and a
fearless performance of duty will al
ways win in the end.-Adrttnsburg
Statesman.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-05-25

REMEMBER si: 'Af sgssrsesti sss
guarantee of absolute fairness and integrity thar
me chances are all equal, and that one pos
sibly divine what numbers will draw Prize.
.ISEaIEAIBIsR that the payment of ali Prizes Is
GUARANTEED BY FOUR NATIONAL
BANKS Of New Orleans, and the Tickets are
signed by the President of Institution, whose
chartered rights are recognized in the highest
Courts; therefore, beware of any limitations
ymous schemes.
May IL-sw.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-05-25

The Parkersburg Sentinel: We
have reliable information that Hon.
W. N. Evarts recently addressed a
letter to John A. Hutchinson of this
city urging the republicans of this
state to,cO-Operate with the prohi-
bitiOnists in the coming election,
aud promising plenty of assistance,
tangible and intangible, and assur-
ing victory for the alliance.
The prohibitionists are greatly
pleased and encouraged at the news
and several of the party leaders of
both sides viii soon hold conference
and determine upon course of ac-
ton and arrange the preliminary
work for cooperation in 1888. This
information comes to us direct.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-05-25

"The ridiculous Republican or
gans that have not yet discovered
that the war is over, Says the Phil
adelphia Record, ''are trying to fire
the hearts of their loyal readers by
abusing John c. Calhoun. Their
readers who know anything about
Calhoun are proud of him as having
been one of our ablest and most in
corruptible statesman. Those who
don't know anything abouthim can't
understand the malevolence that
pursues dead man even after his
flesh has been turned to dust. But
everybody except political fossils
know that the war is over. The
only loyalty that is current now is
loyalty to the whole Union. from
one end of it to the other"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-05-25

A water spout burst in Hampshire
county last week, the first one ever
known there, and fora while threat
ened great damage. A tremendous
quantity of water fell and the South
Branch for brief time rose at the
rate of a foot a minute. Happily
the cloud was not very strong one
and the damage except to fencing,
roads and new fields was not very
great.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-05-25
FOR SALE

Two House Boats; one IS feet by rs
j. feet; the other l2x45 feet. In good.
order. Address j. C. BEACH. Belle
vile, West Va. apr - 4w.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-05-25

We the undersigned Banks and Bankers
mill pny all Prizes drGtcn IN The Louisiand
Sfdte Lotteries tvlicls may be presented at our
counters.
J.H. oGLEsBY, Pres. Louisiana Nat. Blk.
P. LANAUX, Pres. State Natl Bank.
A. BALDWIN, Pres. New Orleans Nat. Bk
CARL KoHN, Pres. Union Natl Bank.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-05-25

The Ohio River Railroad, which
Johnson N. Camden built, largely
with his own money. pays out $780,
600 per month as wages to the en-
ployes along it's line. Our people
can appreciate this when they con
slider the fact that our own town is
largely dependent upon the
monthly pay roll of the b. & O..
road; and that it rarely pays out
to our citizens over $4,000 per
month. And yet there have been
some of our wage workers who de-
pend upon their'day's labor for the
b. & o. Company as means of
support, who have been loudest in
their denunciation of Mr.. Camden
as "monopolist and representa-
tive of the Standard lie Co. :"
Calling Camden 0monopolist"
and drawing their daily bread from
the B. & o. and OR. r. Co.'S. certainly
shows little sense and less consist
ency.-Gratton Standard.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-05-25
THE TENTH OF 100000.

How q COIOred Boy became
Rich, and the Effect His sud.
den Wealth Had Upon Him
One Dollar I'm The LOufsf.
Rme State Lottery.
OF course a majority of our citizens
are opposed to gambling, but there
is considerable pleasure when YOU
try it to know that you are going to
play a game that is fair. Clifford j.
Tweedy, the colored boy who was
the lucky holder of the one=tenth of
ticket 23,999- the second capital
prize of $50; 000-received about a
week ago his one-tenth, or S. 900,
and our readers would perhaps like
to know something of this colored
boys life, and how he won the prize,
and what he has done and intends
doing with his money.
Clifford is a likely colored boy, about
twentyrone or twenty-five years of
age and was raised by Mr.. Henry T.
Peay, with whom he has been for
the past sixteen years AT the time
of his drawing the $4,000 he was in
the employ of Mr. Peay, getting SO
POI AhOhOns 44O AAtto T6tftlu6u Ills
position with Mr.. Peay, and does
his work as faithfully as ever.
After receiving his $4,000 he. de-
posted 81, 900 in the Georgia Rail
road Bank and took one thousand
dollars and divided a portion of it
amongst his poor colored relations.
Be it to his credit too, he did not
forget his employer, Mr.. Pcay, to
whom he gayeta present of fiftysfol-
lars. aB6s a ,sifa II
He says with the four, thousand
dollars that he he has deposited in
the Georgia Railroad Bank he in
tends to buy Augusta real estate,
another sign that he has level
head. In answer to the question
how much he had invested before
winning. he replied that he had
bought ticket regularly every
month for the last fifteen months,
and it was the fifteenth dollar that
did the work.-Augusta (Ga) Gytron-
icle, April 30.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-12-10
The Presidents NKessa1e.

A special to the N. 0. States, from
Washington City of the 9Th, saws
President Cleveland's message to
the Fiftieth Congress was delivered
at LIE p. m. to-day. The President
does net touch upon the minor de.
tails of government, and has no rec.
ommendation to make concerning
them. Even our foreign relations
are not touched upon. The President
confines himself to the tariff cues.
ton, which he discusses in a conser.
vative manner, and he recommends
the reduction OF the surplus in the
treasury by increasing the free list,
and reducing the tariff on other ar
ticles. The workings Of the TRUSTS"
are shown up, and the assertion
made that the tax on tobacco and
whisky, both being lnxurles is not a
burden. It is yet too early to say
how the message will be regarded
by Republican Senators and Repre-
sentatives; but that the Democrats
will adopt the recommendations of
the President goes without saying,
and If the tariff is not revised at this
session it will be because the Repub-
llcan Senate refuses to cooperate
with the Democratic House. The
President has had no conferences
with the great Democratic leaders,
and there no longer remains any
doubt that the platform adopted by
the next Democratic convention for
the nomination of a Democratic
President will be, so far as the tariff
question is concerned, substantially
the same as the message presented
to Congress to-day by Mr.. Cleve-
land: 1t is the opening Of the
Presidential Campaign, and the
of the Democratic hosts is
Tariff Reform"
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-12-10

When a faction of the Democratic
party of Louisiana gets SO low down
as to allow a set of political trick
sters and oGice-seekers to pack pri.
maries with a set of ignorant ne.
groes, such as has been done at
Ouachita and Tensas, to further the
McEncry cause, We think it high
time for all good and thinking Dem.
ocrats to withdraw from participa-
ting in such diobolical schemes.
When such outrages are perpetra-
ted openly and above board, how
can the people of Louisiana expect a
fair and impartial government at
the hands Of such men if McEnery
should be elected governor again.
Surely, the time has come when
thinking men have to pause and re.
feet.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-12-10
The Mass.Meeting.

Last Saturday the clements were
at war and the wind and rain had
seemingly conspired to drown and
destroy. The Democracy of old
Eermilion were also arrayed in their
war paint and drawn up in line OF
battle. The cause of this unusual
connection was whether or not our
great agricultural, educational gov.
ernor, natures gice-regent should be
endorsed and supported. The third
ward had been selected as the scene
Of the decisive struggle, and both
parties massed their forces at that
point. Despite the inclement weather
the courthouse was full to overflow.
ing at 9 p. ~, when W. A. White,
Esq, called the meeting to order
%counseling 8 spirit of harmony and
good will. Mr.. Gus Godchaux and
Mr.. G. 3. Shaw were then placed ia
nomination for chairman by the
Nichols and McEnery factions, re-
s%pectively, and the former was elect
ed by a vote of u to 26. Mr.. Shaw
then moved to make the election
Mr.. W. B. White was
then elected secretary.
The election of four delegates to
the parish convention being in order
4. G. Smedes, DR.. G. J.. Edwards,
W. Felter and Eli Wise were
placed in nomination az Nichols
delegates, and Messrs. N. C. Young,
j. Abadie, Evariste Trahan
and DR.. j. B. Ramsey by the Nc,
men. 1t being apparent that
the Nichols ticket had a large ma.
jority, Mr.. Shaw moved, while the
vote was in progress, to make the
election unanimous, and the motion
was carried with but one dissenting
voice.
A motion was then made and car
ried %instructing the delegates to
oppose any and all nominations for
officers. After giving three
cheers for Gen. Nichols the meeting
adjourned.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-12-10
The Tensas

Tensas elected Yesterday, or rath
er went through the form of sending
an "Africanized" delegation to the
Baton Rouge Convention. With a
white population of 1871 in 1880
and a total white vote of less than
400 she ought to be entitled to but
2 delegates on the basis adopted by
the State Central Committee. Yet
she claims l9. The whole State has
been apprised of the manner in
which $500 alleged Democratic bal
lots were stuffed into the boxes in
that parish in 1884. In the Boatner.
King contest the facts were all
developed, and the break of that
convention was due to the resistance
to participation in g Democratic
representative body based on such
frauds. 1t was not even pretended
that these votes were cast by any
voters, white or black. The whole
registration list was showed into the
boxes, representing white and black,
Democrats and Republicans alike.
Will the Democratic party of the
State allow such representation in
the Baton Rouge Conventional.
Picayune, 9Th inst.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-12-10


Johann Most, the ultra socialistic
editor and leader of anarchists of
New York City, was convicted on
last Monday, on the charge of incit.
ing to riot, and will 60 to prison
again. Most talks most too much
for his own personal liberty, or for
the peace and good order Of society.
He is a 6rebrand, and should be ef-
fectually squelched from %uttering his
fanatical and diabolical language
against law, religion, aud republi.
can institutions. Anarchy must be
thrott|ed at once, or it will produce
a great deal of trouble and bloodshed
ia the fuiure.-Ex.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-12-10

The President commences his mes.
sage by saying /: "You are confront.
ed at the threshold Of your legisla.
tive duties, with a condition Of the
national finances which impcratively
demands immediate and careful con.
sideration. The amount Of money
annually received, through the OBJ
GRAFTON of present laws, from the
industries and necessities of the peo-
pie largely exceed the sum necessary
to meet the expenses of the govern.
ment." The foregoing speaks we'll
for Mr.. Cleveland's administration
and the Democratic party.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-12-10

See advertisement o the Scientific
american in another column. 1t is
an instructive and an interesting
paper which should be in the hands
OF every scientist, artist and mechau-
nc throughout our entire country. It
contains every week a vast amount
of interesting information for the
sum of $500 a year. Address
Mum 4 Co., 36l Broadway, New
York.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-12-10
Railroad Matters.

In regard to the much desired road
to Abbeville the people seem to be
overcome by a Rip Van Wrinkle
Sleep AS far as they are concerned
capitalists and railroad managers
would never know there was such a
place as Lafayette. While other
towns have energetic committees
visiting capitalists, and property
holders laying before them the ad-
vantages of their towns and making
offers Of bonuses, ETC., Lafayette
floats gently along seeming content
with the business that comes to her
and DESTROYS of nothing more
Lafayette Advertiser.
When people become so blind and
Indifferent as not to take advantage
of favorable opportunities to pro-
mote their own interests and well
fare, when presented to them in a
plain and unmistakable manner, they
can Only blame themselves If such
shonld escape them and fall into
hands of others. The local press
have repeatedly pointed cut the
many advantages to be derived in
having a railroad built from almost
any point on the Southern Pacific to
this place, aud why it is this subject
has received no more attention at
the hands of capitalists than it has,
is something remarkably strange to
US. There are three points on the
Southern Pacific by which a rail
road to Abbeyille could be built
from, in a short time and at com
paratively small expense, Lafayette,
New Iberia and ~Jeanerette, and
which. a road from either place,
would be a safe and profitable in.
vestment. We should not rely upon
foreign capital to come and build a
railroad for as, and for them to re-
ceive all the benefits to be derived
therefrom, but We should build our
own and control it ourselves, which
can easily be done il we only have
unity Of action. Let US, then, arouse
from our lethargy and grasp the
golden opportunity which is now
presented to us, and ere long you
will have cause to rejoice at the &C.
zion thus taken. Our territory is
too valuable to remain longer in a
state of uselessness, then let US fill
it up with a class Of good immi.
grants that will bring thrift and
prosperity to each and every one.
We have the country to enrich every
industrious and frugal person living
in it, then why not take advantage
OF the opportunity and have a rail
road running to this place at once.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-12-10

The address to the Pope voted /,
the Catholic Assembly Of Hunc.s,
favors the granting of teMno.:,
power to the Pope, and it is fean.a
that the address will on that accom-,
make a bad impression ia Italv
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-12-10

The Rayne Signal has trotted out
its big rooster. Guess it's to crow
over white s~upremacy's" victory in
that parish by the aid of assisted.
home niger votes. 1t was such
spawn as this that gave Mac thirteen
majority at Rayne.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-12-10

The convention is bound to recog.
nize Tensas' nineteen votes and white
supremacy for McEnery.-states.
Stop a little Major, the people of
Louisiana will have something to
say about that at the proper time.
And cont you forget it.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-12-10

He is in a quandary as to which
OF the two possesses the most charms
of mind and person, the brunette or
the blonde.-Gretua Courier.
If left to US we would, without
hesitency, proclaim the blonde.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-12-10

The Ring faction we're the first to
cry out for white supremacy, the first
to introduce negroes to vote in the
Democratic primaries, the first to
tolt, and it will be tho first to en-.
counter defeat on the 10th of next
January.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-12-10

Kansas is trying to encourage silk
production, and has, by act Of Legis-
Iature, established a station where
eggs will be distributed and reelers
educated. Ten acres have been set
out with mulberry trees, and fifteen
reels are now running, producing, it
Is SAID. excellent silk.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-12-10
$3.50 IN CASH 2 W.

cester's and 8 Webster's Diction..
ries. worth $50, and 4 D%ictiona..
Holders, worth $3.50, given :.
PRlZESf for beet essays ansverin.
the question why should | uae :
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ticulars, send to La Verne W. Move.
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the maker Of Dictionary Holde.
Or inquire at your Bookstore.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-12-10

The delegate column, at last re.
ports, stands Nichols SO, McEnery
81. This is a correct statement of
how the two cadidates stand.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-12-10

The M%cEneryites, finding them,
selves defeated in every quarter, and
at their own game, are now crying
for fair play and claiming that they
are being cheated.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-12-10

Reports from all parts of the
State are encouraging for General
Nichols and reform.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-12-10

The woods have been on fire for q
radius of fifteen miles in every direc-
ton from Cairo. LII.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-12-10

Five hundred Italian immigrants
recently arrived in New Orleans
from Palermo, Italy.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-12-10

NJ. Sadi. Carnot was elected presi.
dent Of the French republic.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-12-10
FOR GOVERNOR:
Cen. +. T. Nichols,
OF ASSUMPTION.

The job printers strike is report.
ed ct an end in Chicago.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-12-10
NOTICE..

NOTICE.
IF. Gueydan having determined not to
mis- lands for Notwithstanding rice =
speciality. Any party with good recon-,
mendatioR can obtain any amount OF SAID
lands to be worked on shares.
J. P. GUEYDAN,.
st. Bonnet Ranch.
Abbeville, November S, 1887.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-12-10
TO COTTON BUYERS
AND THE
PUBLIC GENERALLY /!

l beg leave to call your attentsm to the
fact that by arrangements recently made.
my banking department offers many facil-
tiles, which would tend to serve your in
terests more fully than heretofore, com
pairing favorably with the banking instl-
tntions Of Il neighboring towns hope
which will be given the promptest atten-
ton possible at very moderate rates.
Very respectfully.
N. G. Young.
AbbeEille, Aug. Is, 1897.-3m.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-11-08
THE COTTON CROP.
The Season Somewhat Disappointing-Esti-
mates Reduced.


mates Reduced.
NEW ORLEANS, November 5.--The crop re-
port of the Cotton World published today Is as
follows:
The outcome OF the season is disappointing, in
comparison with September expectations, ana a
crop even smaller than that of last season is report
ed in the returns In Arkansas Texas ana 1cnnes-
see the drouth cut short the yield greatly The con-
trast in many portions of the first named state Is
greater by reason of the good yield of last season. In
Texas the crops were spotted. Contrasted with
these the Atlantic seaboard states Jared better and
mer will get more cotton than in 1856. The Georgia
crop is very much spotted, and careful review by
counties does not justify some of the general opln
ceiyed from merchants at large centers.
On the other hand the Caroinas will come upto the
late general estimates, or exceed them. Alabama
has not turned out anything like what was very
recently estimated the larger yield in some sections
being more than Offset by decrease IN others In
the lower Mississippi valley the y1eld, WhlIe SO
much below the promises of the early frultng sea
son. is yet above last season. but the gain has been
all in Mississippi
The picking season has proved very favorable on
the whole and the crop has been gathered unusually
carly. Nearly all over the belt from two-thids to
seven eighths of the crop was reported as picked at
the date of our replies AS foreShadowed, however,
in the last report the top crop has proved failure
nearly everywhere, and little was made IN october.
The worms cut short the prospects in many sec ions
adding to the damage by the drouth. Light tross
in all States and killing frcss very consider
able part Of the belt have been reported during the
past month.
Below We give our estimates of production by
states:
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-11-08
ALABAMA POLITICS.
An Interesting Account of Men
and Measures in the State.
THE CONTEST BETWEEN MORGAN

SELMA, Ala, November Especial Cores
pondence. Alabama promises to have live
~ political fight when the state legislature is
called upon to choose Senator Morgan's sue
cesSor That gentleman, himself, seems to
realile the TACT too, for every day some part of
the state is treated by him to political theses
as entertaining as it is instructive.
There will be no great struggle of principles.
On the other hand the contest promises to
be purely among men. Some time ago an is
sue was made upon Senator Morgan that he
did not represent the proper tariff sentiment.
The charge came from the Birmingham dis
trict, but since then Senator Margan has made
several speeches in that district, and all oppo-
stion for while at least seems to be silenced.
Senator Morgan is so essentially the biggest
man in Alabama that a contest between him
and those that have been mentioned savors
very much of the giant and pigmy idea. He
had the reputation in Washington of being
very prolific speaker, but no one insisted that
he did not speak sense. And down here, where
there IS not superfuity of senatorial elo-
quence and oratory, the talking habit of the
senator is something to his advantage The
two men most prominently named in the con-
vention, rs probable successors of Morgan, are
EN-Governor Watts and III. G. Tompkns.
Both reside in Montgomery, Morgan living in
Selma. Watts was the war governor of Ala
Dama,Wnere ne achleVed considerable emnence
and distinction. Since then he has regularly
practiced his profession with marked ability
and considerable success. He is esteemed be-
You'd all question the ableSt lawyer i'll Ala
bama, and figures in nearly every prominent
case that is argued before its supreme court.
Tompkins is a lawyer, also, and of no mean
ability, and has place Mt the bar of the state
that any man might well envy. But neither
of the men are of the make and stature of Nor
gan. They stand out bold and prominent
enough, when alone, but when looked at
through the same glasses, the comparison is
greatly to Morgan's benefit and advantage.
John T. Morgan is prominently a remarkable
man, In all the list of acquaintance with
men and matters, know of no one who pre-
sents a greater versatility of talent. In the
senate chamber, he is as profound and as
scholarly as any of his conferes, in tho court
room he carries as good and as trusty blade;
on the hustings, before the people, take him
where you find him. he will win the popular
fauor, can do all these things on the same day,
and to all appearances feels no loss Of energy
or of power.
Now, if the Tompkins and Watts factions
could oppose this redoubtable knight with
principle, the strength of the principle would
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-11-08

MARsEILLES, November Cat n volont
meeting of anarchists here today resolution
was adopted to warn American agents in
France of vengeance in the event of the exec
cution Of the condemned Chicago anarchists.
deputation to tho American consulate The
consul was absent and the deputation retired
quietly.